Sam’s Club serves up series of free health tests
To help consumers kick off the new year on a healthful note, Sam’s Club is offering five free health screenings.
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December comp-store sales decrease at Walgreens
Comparable-store sales at Walgreen Co. remained on the downside in December, as calendar day shifts and introductions of lower-price generic drugs impacted results. Walgreens said Friday that December same-store sales fell 6.1% from a year earlier. Calendar day shifts accounted for 1.
Unilever to divest Skippy peanut butter brand
Unilever has agreed to sell its global Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods for about $700 million. The deal, announced Thursday, includes Unilever’s Skippy manufacturing facilities in Little Rock, Ark., and Weifang, China.
AmerisourceBergen adds board member
AmerisourceBergen Corp. has elected former Campbell Soup Co. chief executive officer Douglas Conant to its board of directors. The pharmaceutical distributor said Wednesday that the addition of Conant increases the number of board directors from nine to 10.
Sales at Rite Aid decline in December
Despite solid script count growth, Rite Aid Corp. reported declined same-store sales for December. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Dec. 29, comparable-store sales were down 2.2% year over year.
CVS Caremark: Social networking can help adherence
New research sponsored by CVS Caremark Corp. finds that practical social support, including through online social media, is associated with improved medication adherence.
Rite Aid wraps up RA50 with savings promos
Rite Aid Corp. plans series of customer savings promotions to culminate RA50, its 50th anniversary campaign begun last September.
Walgreens stores to hold ‘Night at the W’
Next week, all Walgreens stores will host "Night at the W" to celebrate the drug chain’s involvement in the People’s Choice Awards. The retailer said Wednesday that on Jan.
Rite Aid plans free health screenings
In line with its focus on wellness empowerment, Rite Aid Corp. is providing customers with a free health guide, online health resources and expert advice from its pharmacists to help support their efforts to improve their well-being as they look to the new year.
Kraft unveils new offerings for 2013
Focusing on what it called the "taste experience," Kraft Foods Group Inc. has announced more than 40 new food and beverage items as part of its product introductions for 2013.
SymphonyIRI gets set for annual summit
Retail executives, market forecasters and others will gather in Las Vegas to give their insights into how emerging trends are shaping the consumer packaged goods industry at the 2013 SymphonyIRI Summit in April.
Chain drug holiday sales: Better than last year
Holiday sales at chain drug stores came in above last year’s levels thanks to the early arrival of Thanksgiving. With customers taking advantage of extra shopping days, total sales rose 4.6%, and same-store sales climbed 2.4%, according to research by Racher Press Inc.
Rexall touts flu shots amid rising influenza activity
Rexall Pharma Plus is urging Ontario residents to get their flu shot and take other preventive measures amid reports of increased incidence of flu across the province.
CVS announces results of debt tender offers
CVS Caremark Corp. has bought back more than $1.7 billion in senior notes under a tender offer initiated late last month. Reporting the final results of the tender offer this week, CVS said an aggregate principal amount of $1.74 billion of the notes was tendered.
Dr. Pepper Snapple to launch five new TEN sodas
Next month, Dr Pepper Snapple Group plans to roll out 10-calorie versions of five of its most popular soda brands. The beverage company said Thursday that 7UP TEN, A&W TEN root beer, Sunkist TEN orange soda, Canada Dry TEN ginger ale and RC TEN Cola will be available in January at select
First-quarter earnings drop at Walgreens
Citing the impact of various items, including a reporting change for its partnership with Alliance Boots, Walgreen Co. saw net income sink for its fiscal 2013 first quarter, coming in well below Wall Street’s forecast. Walgreens said Friday that for the first quarter ended Nov. 30.